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Leveraging Web 2.0 in the Library’s support of teaching and learning

Leveraging Web 2.0 in the Library’s support of teaching and learning. Sue Owen Associate Librarian, Client Services Deakin University Library sowen@deakin.edu.au. Colin Bates Manager, Faculty Library Services Deakin University Library colinb@deakin.edu.au.

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Leveraging Web 2.0 in the Library’s support of teaching and learning

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  1. Leveraging Web 2.0 in the Library’s support of teaching and learning Sue Owen Associate Librarian, Client Services Deakin University Library sowen@deakin.edu.au Colin Bates Manager, Faculty Library Services Deakin University Library colinb@deakin.edu.au Deakin University Teaching and Learning Conference 2008 Enhancing Teaching, Learning and the Student Experience at Deakin: Principles, Strategies and Practices, 18-19 Jun 2008, Melbourne Campus at Burwood

  2. Outline Supporting Deakin University Strategy    Enhancing student experience at Deakin Library’s holistic response - Web 2.0 applications, plus Keeping current and organising information your way

  3. The University’s Reputation Deakin is the can do university Library reflects and is part of that approach Library acknowledged as an active player in University strategy and focus: partnerships, research, experience The Library and Web 2.0 align well with Deakin University brand strengths Friendly :: Flexible :: Contemporary :: Accessible

  4. Your Library. Your space.

  5. The Deakin Student Experience Market research identified 5 key factors: being treated as an individual state-of-the-art courses and well supervised research training well configured, accessible academic support services physical and virtual environments conducive to learning engagement as a member of the University community … and they’ll be proud to be a Deakin graduate…

  6. The Deakin Student Experience …how does the Library contribute? …where does Web 2.0 fit in?

  7. the Library supports…being treated as an individual Choice of access in students’ spaces f library profile search application i gadget

  8. iGoogle Deakin University Library Search

  9. the Library supports … state-of-the-art courses …well supervised research training Encore plus Research Pro For new undergrads – “likely your best search stop” Scholarly sources Meta-search: catalogue + library databases Public Preview feedback: useful search tool for all

  10. Encore plus Research ProSyndetics covers, author notes, contents, summary Articles Books

  11. Articles retrieved by Research Pro Academic Search Premier Clear and simple citations

  12. the Library provides … accessible academic support services Deakin University Institute of Teaching and Learning social software trial in 2007 Library actively participated – WordPress and Mediawiki Library staff have increasing web capability – Learning 2.0 (23 Things) Library information resources increasingly online Many forms of help to choose from – instant messaging, phone, email, in person, student rovers

  13. the Library supports … physical environments conducive to learning collaborative learning spaces local and dispersed syndicate groups or individuals IT and media integrated throughout spaces Refurbishment projects at M and G Peer-to-peer help when and where its needed - student roving assistance Health and Medical Library Hub

  14. Health and Medical Library Hub

  15. Health and Medical Library Hub

  16. the Library supports …virtual environments conducive to learning Library in students’ VLE – DSO, e-Live Library communication and resources accessible – university portal Library website iterative ongoing development

  17. the Library encourages… engagement as a member of the University Community Feedback and ongoing evaluation User Groups – students, teaching staff, ITL, IT, student support services Focus groups Blog seeking wider input, pop polls YouTube for visual updates … re new learning spaces, web services, communications …

  18. Engaging with information in the Web 2.0 world • What can help you and your students effectively work with your information, interests and research on the web??? • Choice and preference is important • Pre-packaged or customised? • What do you prefer?

  19. Deakin Portal Familiar Full of Deakin specific information Can be customised though a little difficult Functional look Library Subject Guides Topic specific Deakin subscriptions Supported by Liaison Librarians Tailored to Deakinstudents and staff Pre-packaged options Great for ‘ready to go’ use

  20. Library Subject Guides were redeveloped in 2008 • Range of subjects • Client interactivity • Uses web 2.0 elements in the interface

  21. . Subject Guide for Medicine 23

  22. Breaking out……and doing it yourself!!! • Many of the applications in the Subject Guides, and even in the Deakin Portal can be used in personalising an individuals work interface • These Library ‘gadgets’, ‘widgets’, ‘add ons’ and RSS feeds may be used in different web interfaces • Library Catalogue search • Library RSS News feed • Library Facebook page • Web browser add-ons

  23. You can customise library research and information resources into your preferred work environments Put the resources you want where you want them… Fire Fox web browser iGoogle Netvibes Portals and personal Web use

  24. Basic Journal, News and other RSS feeds or alerts • Really useful for up to date current information • Feed readers • email • Browsers • Mobile phones

  25. Deakin Portal – Library Channel - My Online Journals 150+ journal titles available now News services Journals

  26. Organising RSS Feeds Sage – ‘a lightweight RSS and Atom feed reader extension for Mozilla Firefox’http://sage.mozdev.org

  27. Mozilla Firefox …using Sage RSS Feed

  28. Your own web portal • You can choose from a range of template based interfaces and build your own web portal • Not just RSS, but web pages, tools, searching, and more • Offered by: • Deakin Portal • iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig • Netvibes http://www.netvibes.com/ • Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com/ • Live.com http://www.live.com/

  29. iGoogle

  30. Netvibes • “…Netvibes pioneered the personalized homepage as alternative to traditional web portals. Netvibes lets individuals assemble their favorite widgets, websites, blogs, email accounts, social networks, search engines, instant messengers, photos, videos, podcasts, and everything else they enjoy on the web - all in one place.”- About Netvibes - http://about.netvibes.com/

  31. Netvibes in detail • You can use Netvibes for: • News • Work • Research • Entertainment • Play

  32. Netvibes Tabbed 115,000 widgets

  33. Netvibes public pages www.netvibes.com/healthlibrary Custom searches

  34. Netvibes public pages www.netvibes.com/healthlibrary RSS journal feeds, podcasts, journals in the catalogue link… Custom searches

  35. Easy to add your content Drag and drop new content…

  36. Keeping Current GuideManaging RSS feeds and Alerts Under construction!

  37. The options are endless…

  38. What we have learned… There is no one “right” way – so, provide options Experiment, make visible and involve staff and students often surveys, pop polls, observation, user testing Iterative development - not perfection Work closely with other champions Anyone else like to play??

  39. The student is the laptop is the student… colinb@deakin.edu.au sowen@deakin.edu.au 41

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